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Standard PRINTING CO 220 S First St LOlIi LE KY fcist J . .... ihln about 0' 1 . . u that no icq ualnta Pld friends. THE Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park tVT"HKST VEAR NO. 32 16 Pages mm WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties t e nm Q D n n r7 rT3 fr WML Hlf Board Decides To Let Saunook And Dellwood Schools Remain Intact REAL ESTATE SALES HIT HIGH MARK 40 IHIaywcDodl Rfflemi Employed At Temiin). AtooDDDC Bomb Plant Group From Here Vork At Oak Ridge fi ;n bominiiiee Will E-lahe roperiy 01 11 Kinds mm a eing bold i Section t Masonic building is Bought By Local In terests; Much Other ml f.vialp sales here during the ten days havi' soared to new IpvpIs. totaling more than 1(100. according to a survey f nf partial sales, with others inif. and probably some com wi usicrday that are not in- td in the totals here. , ii Ino nl I lie largest aeais was me hasc nf the 3i story Masonic pit- inuiaing oy jou Cj. ivuse 11 1. Liner from the Imperial Insurance Company. The owners, are in possession 01 buildup, and plan to make Ira! improvements, including levator. bo auction sales conducted here first I luce days of the week lYnny Hi-others added almost Mi to the week's totals, as irt continued to sell good, n Monday they sold the Ed f ( imp site un the Soco Gap I (or $5,400, and on Tuesday tin' David Underwood prop in Moody Cove for $8,200, iM'vcial parties buying tracts. t- Ii!" feet of business prop on Mam Street opposite the t Baptist Church, and belong lothe r K. Ray Estate, brought "5 with lots being bought by Pi' Sutton. C. N. Allen, D. NoUml. and David Under- if Welch farm, located be '"'re and Lake Junaluska, $4(i an acre Wednesday "'"c f"i a total of $33,000. fsnn Mas divided into tracts. n,ri weral parties. u ' and Charles E. Ray '"' "' '-re tract on Daisy liom the C. W. Miller f ''K-vlay The property will 'MM into building lots in '"'ir futurp. """p Hose farm at Balsam S"H at nrivatp salo fr.r- .hn.a " "as learned. Brnt,prs soi,j the j p MSSDS At Wan Agaooflst Japam) .5 h. C'liili "if in front of the Coun- :estcrday afternoon for 3 '-"tp tract at Lake Juna as bought this week by Mrs Joseph Bowerman, frnm J. w,' Chas. E. ., . ;s Kay. This sale was ll(fl H B Atkins. Mrs E. j LiIjus bought 'nW H Ward home on ry street, with the sale be by Mr. Atkins. 'Wins also reported other s follows: ' Miss Bertha Saunders cot ,hp Lake to Dr. and Mrs. Harbi "son. of Shelby. ""' Wilbur bought the Dr. I rfEpnK- t-;j ..... -- miu uiey nad several 'n the makine Comine as the most wel come news since the fall of Germany in May was the an nouncement yesterday after noon by President Truman that Russia had at last declar ed war on Japan. The President called a press conference at 3:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and told the newsmen that while he was giving them the infor mation for the American press Molotov was making the an nouncement to the people of Russia. While the declaration of war came at 3:00 o'clock it was stated over the broadcast that actual hostilities would not start until 5 o'clock. The Russian armies now in Ger many will be assigned the task of fighting the Japs, but for the present, according to President Truman, the names of the divisions will not be made public. The Japanese embassy in Russia was allowed to remain open until 12 o'clock last night and all Japanese were prepar ing to leave the country. Following so closely on the introduction into the fight out in the Pacific of America's new weapon, the atomic bomb, which struck squarely in the center of the industrial cily of Hiroshima the first of the week, the entrance of Russia into the attack on Japan was viewed by many local citizens as the "beginning of the end." Official reports last night (Continued on page eight) Plans Abolished For Present To Move Schools For This Term. Decision Reach ed Monday. The Haywood County Board of Education at a meeting here Mon day voted to yield to the wishes of the patrons of the Saunook and Dellwood schools and retain them as units of the Waynesville Dis trict rather than consolidate them with the other schools In the dis trict, it was learned from M. II Bowles, county superintendent of education The fight for the retention of the two schools began last April when the hoard decided in view pf the teacher situation to close the Sau nook and Dellwood schools and re lieve the conditions in other ele mentary schools in the district and at the same time give a better op portunity for teaching in the gen eral district organization. The Saunook school was to have been consolidated with the Hazel wood school and the Dellwood school 'with the Lake Junalttska school. Patrons of (he two schools objected to the transportation of the children and in addition to the higher cost involved in the new set up. 1 ney voiced their sentiments in a number of peti lions and several hearings have been held regarding the matter since action was taken by the board last April. Since May when the petitions were first sent to the board from the patrons of the schools in the two communities, the matter has been agitated with much dissatis faction on the part of the people in the affected areas. we nave lor t lie past two years maintained an organization at Dell wood and Saunook at the expense 'Continued on page seven) Musical Tea To Be Given Friday At Four O'clock Five prominent artists will par ticipate in the tenth annual musi cal tea benefit to be given Friday afternoon at four o'clock at the Parish House of the Grace Epis copal Church here. The event is sponsored by the Woman's Auxili ary of the church. Among those on the program are Mrs. Henry MacFayden. vocalist, Mrs. Fred Martin, vocalist; Sol Cohen, vocalist; Miss Evelyn C, Reed, pianist, and Charles Med lin, cellist. A silver offering will be taken :hool For Dairymen Will - Held In Waynesville Curt ?hWl ne 0f 15 be- m inno"01"18' wiu held Worm Cl0Clt next Thurs- B S been annound i K- c'app, county farm V.rihfnwhich are being ' Jv KDairy Evel the "PProorf f n made Pot Gen ,Uon utorized by S W Ambly for the hlT01 Mastitia ln k hJ er Production, . W p r more profit. ty of M terson of the Uni- try, Authorities in the 111 "uss "The Care of the Cow's Udder", at all of the schools held in the state. "Mastitis in all its forms is without a doubt the greatest scourge of the dairy industry in the state. Now with the practical elimination of Bangs Disease and T. B. Mastitis carries greater danger than any other disease, for a milk cow is no better than her udder," pointed out Mr. Clapp. The meeting is being arranged here by J. A. Arey. of the State Extension Service in cooperation with the county farm agent. Dr. W. E. Peterson, of the Uni versity of Minnesota, one of the best authorities in the nation, will discuss the prevention and hand ling of this trouble. (Continued on page 8 Haywood WAVE Gets Honorable Discharge Hilda M. Leatherwood. Y 2c has received an honorable dis charge from the United States Naval Reserve. She was discharg ed under the new bill which per mits WAVES to be discharged from active service whose hus bands have been discharged or have been overseas and are now on duty in the United States. Mrs. Leatherwood plans to join her husband, SSgt. Leatherwood, who is now stationed at the Aber deen Proving Grounds, Md. Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed In action 105 Wounded 221 Prisoners 4 Missing in action 25 Liberated , 22 Total 3T7 More Men At Work From Haywood Than At Any Other Single War Job Outside County. More than 400 Haywood men are employed at Manhattan Plant a( Oak Hidge, Tenn , where the fam ous, and destructive atomic bomb was made that played such havoc in Japan Monday, when one bomb killed and wounded 100,000 as it wiped out 60 per cent of Hiroshima. PrHctically all living things, human and animal were seared to death by heat, news reports said. The check on Haywood men at work in the bomb plant was made by Mrs. fcdith I'. Alley, manager of the local U. S. Employment Service, through whose office re cruiting was carried on for the gigantic project. Workers of all types from common labor to high ly skilled men have gone from here to Oak Ridge since the project was started two years ago. The entire world has been startl ed by the destructive force oi the new bomb, which was made public Monday by President Truman, when he announced one atomic bomb alone carried a wallop more violent than 2,000 B-29 Superfort resses normally could hand an enemy city using old type TNT bombs. The president made the initial announcement immediately after getting information of the success of the bomb dropped on Japan that morning Radio Tokyo, breaking its silence of more than 60 hours after the raid, said the "indescribable des tructive power" nf the bomb had crushed big buildings and small dwellings alike in an unparalleled holocaust. Inhabitants were killed by blast, fire and crumbling buildings, Tokyo said. Most bodies were so badly battered that it was impossible to distinguish between the men and the women. As Tokyo painted a fearful pic ture of the catastrophe, some sourc es saw a possibility that Japan might reconsider her rejection of the Allied demand for her surrend er before she is invaded. "It shouldn't take the Japanese long to think this over," one rank ing officer said. "We plan to pre sent them with bursting atoms as often as possible." Preparations were continuous throughout the Pacific for an in vasion of Japan if necessary, how ever. Lverywnere transports were on the move with supplies and troops. Stunned By Blow The Japanese, stunned by the de struction of Hiroshima, charged over the Tokyo radio that tne tContinued on Page Four) Property Valuation In County Shows Increase Of $820,448 Over 1944 350 Dozen Eggs Broken As Truck Hits Embankment Toil can well imniilne what a mess a dozen broken vrrs can make. Well, multiply that mess by 350, and crawl through it, and you will have a partial idea of what Harold Kclner went through recently. Ketner was bringing 750 dozen eggs to his father's firm here from Tennessee, He had crossed New found Gap and was almost to Sinokemont when the brakes on his truck locked. By careful maneuv ering, he kept the truck from go ing down the emhankment. but it did turn over, and spilled the load of eggs. Neither Krtner nor the truck were hurt; and except for the 350 dozen broken eggs, no damage was done. When young Ketner's father reached the scene, lie said there was a "branch of eggs" coming down the highway. Pfc. Owen Hudson Killed In Action On Okinawa Private First Class William Owen Hudson, U S. Marine Corps Reserve, native of Haywood coun ty, and son of M L. Hudson, of Olympia, Wash , and Mrs Irene Hudson of Waynesville. R F D. No 2, was killed in action on Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, on June 21. according to a message received by his mother from the War Dc partent. The wire also st.ited that lie was buried in the Marine Division cemetery on Okinawa. Pfc Hudson was a graduate of the Waynesville Township high school in the class of 1944 and had also attended the Clossnore school. He volunteered for ser vice and was called into active duty on June 6, 1944. He received his training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune, New River, prior to being sent to the Pacific theatre in November, 1944. He was a memoer of the rirst Methodist church and had been active in the work of the young people. Surviving are his parents; two brothers. Tommy Hudson and Edward E. Hudson, who reports this month for duty in the navy; one half sister. Mrs. Hoy Morgan, of Candler, and two half brothers. Sgt. M. L. Hudson, Jr., now serv ing in the Pacific theatre, and SSgt. G. C. Hudson. U. S. Ma rines, now at Cherry Point. Haywood county had a valuation of $820,448 in 1945 over 1944, ac cording to a report completed this week by C. A. Black of the tax col lector's office. The new report shows a total valuation of $24, 602,037, the highest in the coun ty's history. The largest gain was in real es tate, with $550,991) in valuation be ing added to the tax books from that source. Personal property was second, with a gain of $175,064, while corporation excess amounted to $94,399. The largest gain was in Bcaver dam Township, with an increase of $191,026. and the second high est was Waynesville Township with $186,986. Ivy Hill was third with $101,134. Only one township in the coun ty showed a loss that was Cata loocher with $5,143, most of which was real estate. Deaverdam colored taxpayers also showed a loss of $1,557 over the 1944 valuations. The 1945 valuation by townships (Continued on page 2) Start Now Firm I I - I j. c MOOKK, 1'ivhident Mrs. W. R. Hundley, of Draper, is spending some time here with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. B. R. Hundley and two grandchildren. June and Liddy. Merchants And Consumers Hear 0PA Pronram Tues. An important meeting for both merchants and consumers will be held at the rationing office here Tuesday night at eight o'clock, at which time officials from the dis trict office will discuss some new phases of rationing and war price controls. The meeting is open to the gene ral public, it was announced by Rufus Siler,. chairman. Special notices have been sent to all mer chants to attend the conference and get first-hand information from the district officers. I This is one of a series of meet ings being held throughout the nation by the OPA. Mrs. Love Heads Drive Here For N. C. Symphony Mrs. Love Is Haywood County Chairman; Plans Are To Establish Symphony Fund. Mis Hugh H. Love, Waynes ville, has been appointed chairman of the Haywood county campaign for the fund for the State Sym phony Orchestra. The appoint ment was made by James G. K MrClure. Western North Carolina district chairman. Governor Gregg Cherry, ex of ficio, chairman of the board of directors of the Symphony Society, has approved the plan pf the so ciety to embark upon an expan sion program, and for this purpose to seek contributions from the citizens of the State with which to establish a substantial Symphony Fund The orchestra, after play ing 200 concerts in the communi ties of North Carolina, was recog nized as the Official State Orches tra by the 1943 Legislature and $2,000 was appropriated toward its support. In 1945 this appropria tion was doubled. A state-wide campaign is being organized to enable the State Or chestra td play in all parts of the State. Plans also are being work ed out for more free concerts for children, for radio broadcasts, and for training the musicians who live in the State. Mrs. Lov- wil! or ganize the campaign for Haywood county. E.-i....iMiwnMf 1- Jtfu mi mi imiM jr CHAS. B McCRARV, Secy-Treas. New Construction Firm Here Will Build Power Lines J. C. .Moore Is Presi dent, Resigns As Man ager of Haywood RE A Unit. A n nnu i" i ii m i nude this week of ;i new firm j i r . t organized here to do c'-ih i ill contracting, and to specialize in power line con struction 'I he lii m is Moore Shull Const nn I ion Company, Inc. According l- .1 ' .Moore, presi dent, the linn vill confine most of their act ivii n- . In North Caro lina in tin- -"tr .tn:ctmn of power tContmin-d on page. 8i Report lo People Soon Special Committee Have Plans To Present For Community To Get Modern Hotel. Definite plans for getting a mod ern hotel here will be presented within ten days to the community, it was learned yesterday ' from Jonathan Woody, chairman of a special committee named to for mulate and present the plans. "We have something which we feel will interest everyone wanting a modern hotel erected here. A concrete proposition will be pre sented within ten days at the lat est," the chairman said. "An option has been secured on some choice Main Street property which has a frontage of 177 feet," Mr. Woody said, as he related some of the details already worked out on the matter. About six months ago, the di rectors of the Chamber of Com merce, at a special meeting in dis cussing a modern hotel here, named a committee of three to see what could be done towards securing a modern hotel. The director nam ed Jonathan Woody, R. L. Prevost and W. Curtis Russ, with Mt. Woody as chairman. Since that time George A. Brown. Jr., J. W. Ray, J. E. Massle. Chas. E. Ray and C. N. Allen have been added to the committee. Mr. Woody and Mr. Prevost have consulted at length with some of the leading architects in the South regarding the hotel, and have as sembled much vital data which will be presented at a citizens meet ing soon. Much interest has been shown in securing a new hotel for this com munity, and since the "Voice of the People" last week, the interest has hit a new high peak. Con ferences have been held, and many summer residents have offtred to Invest in a hotel. On the editorial page today, is a letter from Judge Frank Smath ers on the subject, in which he sets out a suggested plan, and con cludes by offering his services as well as subscribing to some stock. Football Practice To Start On 22nd Coach C E. Weatherby announc ed this week that football prac tice would begin on Wednesday. August 22, prior to the opening of school on the 27th. All boys of senior high school age who are interested in football and anticipate playing this season are requested to report to Coach Weatherby at the stadium for prac tice at 3:00 o'clock on the 22nd. Coach Weatherby did not have anything to say as to the prospects for the coming season, but expected a large turnout for the opening practice. The schedule has as yet not been completed for The Mountaineers. St. John's High School Will Be Continued Again In answer to numerous requests, St. John's high school will be con tinued, it was announced by Rev. A F. Rohrbacher, superintendent. The continuance of the parochial high school has been made possible owing to the generous donation of all the teachers' salaries by the Rev. Mother Mary Batholomew, Superior-General of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. St. John's high school is accredit ed with the North Carolina State Board of Education, W.N.C. Burley Growers To Gather Here 15th h A meeliiu: growers and the counties be held at the at R o'clock W August 15. nou n cement ill In nl ey tobacco ii k men in all i of Yancey will mm-) house here dncsday evening, according to an an by Howard R. Clapp, county farm ;(benl. "This meeting will be one of the most, important nf the year to the growers of hurley tobacco and to the cattle men in tins section of the state, and I want to urge all Haywood county farmers to at tend." said Mr. Clapp yesterday in discussing the meeting. Charles D. Lewis, director of the East Central Region of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administra tion, of Washington, D. C, and L. B. Mann, also of Washington, of the Livestock Division of the t ; Farm Credit Administration, wfll address the farmers. $ : Mr. Lewis will discuss burley a': tobacco and Mr. Mann will speak' on livestock. The meeting Is sponsored joint- j ly by the North Carolina Farm? .5 r. I . i t r .... 1 -...--- Farm Bureau, it was learned from j Mr. Clapp. All AAA committeemen in Hay wood county and the adjoining j counties, all burley tobacco grow. I ers and all livestock men in this area of the state are expected to attend, as the program will deal., with problems concerning both,!; and the public in general is invit ed to attend. Hi j 1'.- 1